State Grid Huzhou Power Supply Company: Saving Energy Earns Points to Promote Green and Low-Carbon Development in Rural Areas

"I earned 50 carbon points on the day I bound it. Now, I can 'generate' carbon points by using the air conditioner scientifically and energy-efficiently every day. When accumulated to a certain amount, they can be exchanged for prizes, which makes me more motivated to save energy," said Lu Liyuan, a resident of Wanhua Mansion Community in Dipu Town, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, excitedly on August 20.

Staff from State Grid Huzhou Power Supply Company help users bind the "Carbon Master" platform and set air conditioning parameters

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things, cloud computing, and mobile internet, household air conditioners have also begun to enter the era of intelligent technology. State Grid Huzhou Power Supply Company, in conjunction with Huzhou Xinlun Co., Ltd., has launched an innovative pilot project for intelligent air conditioning carbon reduction activities in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Through the "Carbon Master" platform, household air conditioners are integrated with the carbon emission reduction system, and carbon point incentive mechanisms are used to guide residents to use air conditioners in a scientific and energy-saving manner, actively promoting social energy-saving awareness and driving green and low-carbon development in rural areas.

According to reports, the Carbon Master intelligent air-conditioning carbon reduction module connects with 12 mainstream air-conditioning brands to convert users' energy-saving behaviors into quantifiable and tradable carbon points. Taking summer as an example, when users set their air-conditioning cooling temperature to 26 degrees Celsius, they earn 1 point per hour. For each additional degree Celsius increase in temperature, an extra 1 point is awarded, with a maximum of 4 points when the temperature is set to 29 degrees Celsius. This "temperature for rewards" model actively promotes residents to develop good electricity usage habits.

Staff inspect the air-conditioning power lines for users

In the next stage, State Grid Huzhou Power Supply Company will take this initiative as an opportunity to drive the construction of a new power system through digitalization, continue to advocate low-carbon and energy-saving production and lifestyles among users during the peak summer period, and inject a steady stream of "electric power" into the high-quality construction of green, low-carbon, beautiful villages.

(Authors: Yuan Fengyue, Zhao Yanlong)